Angel Rodriguez Troche, 23, was shot and killed on the afternoon of July 4, 2023, as he arrived at his home on Lebanon Pike in Nashville. According to reports, he was struck by gunfire as he got out of or was entering his Dodge Challenger; the vehicle then veered and struck a telephone pole beside an apartment building. First responders found Rodriguez Troche critically wounded in the car and he was taken to Skyline Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation and described the motive as unknown in the early stages. No suspects or arrests connected to the shooting have been publicly announced.

If anyone saw the shooting, the crash, or has information about who might have targeted him, please come forward.